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Historical Event on 12/31/1923

Vishnu Dayal Jhunjhunwala, great industrialist, was born at Kanpur.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/2/1984Mother Teresa University inaugurated by Mother herself at Kodaikanal in Tamil Nadu.
2/18/2000Pandit Ravi Shankar is selected for this year's Subbarami Reddy Kalapeetham Foundation Award, a life-time achievement award, for his contribution to Indian music.
4/19/1910Anant Laxman Kanhere, revolutionary, was hanged.
9/14/1967US announces plan to give India $1.3 million to buy contraceptives.
3/16/2000Rabri Devi, Bihar Chief Minister, wins trust vote.
1/11/1859Lord Curzon, Governor General and Viceroy, was born.
9/28/1827A few mountain battery trains flourished and kept the Indian component alive as part of the Royal artillery. Recently, it has been established that 8 Company Bombay Artillery survived axing and is now 5 (Bombay) Mountain Battery. This day is now celebrated as the Raising Day of the Regiment of Artillery.
5/23/1965Venkat Woorkeri Raman, cricketer (Indian slow left-arm all-rounder), was born.
6/30/1986Mizoram became the state of India.
11/23/1991Bhaskaracharya Research Institute established at Dhule.